Boer republics as British protectorates

[walmart]

Anyway the Boer republics become British protectorates

would this prevent the formation of the union of South Africa.

what would be the impact of this.

 

[KDN2006]

Anyway the Boer republics become British protectorates

would this prevent the formation of the union of South Africa.

what would be the impact of this.

I don’t think so, but I do think that South Africa would have to be a federation, rather then a unitary state, it would be a federation like Canada or Australia.

 

[walmart]

but I do think that South Africa would have to be a federation, rather then a unitary state

Would a confederation be possible ?

it would be a federation like Canada or Australia.

Could a federated South Africa fall apart at some point due to the difference in racial policies between the English and Afrikaans?